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Delta Delta Delta Scholarship Open to All TAMU Women Considerations of application academic record extra curricular activities community service promise of service to their chosen field financial need Application due March 2 For more information call 260-3151 260-8449 Page 10/The Battalion/Wednesday, February 15, 1984 Gulf and ARCO deny rumors of a merger United Press International TOPPED BAKED POTATOES ALL BEEF HOT DOGS SALADS FREE DELIVERY PITTSBURGH — Gulf Oil Corp. and Atlantic Richfield Co. Tuesday sharply denied a published report they planned an $11 billion merger that would be the biggest takeover in U.S. corporate history. “No offer of a business com bination with ARCO has been received or sought by Gulf nor would one be welcome,” Pitts burgh-based Gulf, the nation’s fifth largest oil firm, said in a statement. Robert O. Anderson, chair man of eighth-ranked ARCO, said he met recently with Gulf Chairman James Lee but “had not made an offer to purchase the shares or assets of Gulf.” The two firms were respond ing to a New York Times re port, attributed to Wall Street eging Los Angeles- ^O offered to buy sources, alle* based ARC< Gulf but was rebuffed. The report came as Gulf fights its largest shareholder, Texas oilman T. Boone Pick ens, who it has accused of engi neering an unfriendly takeover and starting Wall Street talk of an ARCO deal. “The spreading of rumor... is but one more demonstration of the stock manipulation that has been going on,” Gulf said. Gulf has filed suit and is seek ing a temporary court order against Pickens, chairman of Mesa Petroleum Co. of Am arillo, Texas, alleging he ma nipulated the stock market to further his takeover ambitions. U.S. District Court Judge Walter K. Stapleton in Wil mington, Del., said he would rule on the request Tuesday. ARCO Chairman Anderson said he had met separately with Pickens “to assess the Gulf situa tion” but denied “lending any money to the Boone Pickens group for its use in a takeover battle with Gulf.” An ARCO spokesman re fused to say whether the firm volunteered to step in as a “white knight” should Pickens launch a takeover attempt. Pickens said the Gull suit “is without merit” and said it was “unfortunate that shareholders’ money is being used to sue shareholders.” Gulf and Pickens waged one of the biggest proxy fights in U.S. corporate history last fall in a battle over how Gulf, con sidered the weakest of the so- called Seven Sisters oil compa nies, should be run. Congressmen soliciting for nerve gas programs United Press International DINE-IN TAKE-OUT PINE BLUFF, Ark. — Two members of the House Appro priations Committee Tuesday urged support of construction E rograms that eventually could :ad to the production of binary nerve gas to replace existing chemical weapons. Reps. W.G. “Bill” Hefner, D- N.C., and Beryl Anthony Jr., D- Ark., toured the Pine Bluff Ar senal, the proposed sit<j for pro duction of binary nerve gas weapons. They both said oppo sition to the nerve gas program, rejected several times in Con gress, stemmed from misunder standings and emotional issues. The congressmen toured the work site of a $27 million fa cility, to be completed by early next year, that could manufac ture nerve gas components for artillery shells. The second phase of the project would manufacture components for the Bigeye Bomb, which also would be a binary nerve gas weapon. Part of the funding for the second phase is being sought in this year’s military budget. Anthony said the proposed $105 million appropriation for the nerve gas program for 1985 did not include money for ac tual production of the gas. He said the money only is for build ing the facilities to build compo nents for the weapons, and ac- 764-1195 2406 C Texas Avenue Parkway Plaza College Station Memorial services for A&M research scientist will be here tomorrow Minimum Delivery Order - $4.00 11:00 A.M. - Midnight - Daily DELIVERING IN COLLEGE STATION from staff and wire reports — Memorial services for Dr. Aleksander Kreglewski, 56, a research scientist with the Ther modynamics Research Center at Texas A&M University will be held Thursday at 1:30 p.m. in the All Faiths Chapel. MSC r TRAVEL TRAVEL SPRING ‘84 March 2,3 and 4, 1984 Mardi Gras New Orleans $105 Kreglewski died Friday of an apparent heart attack. He lived at 1221 Airline in College Sta tion. A native of Poland, Kreglewski immigrated to the United States in 1966 and be came a citizen in September 1972. Survivors include a daughter, Agnieszka Biernacka of Poland. A member of the American Chemical Society, Kreglewski published more than 55 papers Ken’s Automotive 421 re Q. 0) ac o 3 < a> a> a. £ ° S. Main — Bryan 822-2823 “A Complete Automotive O Service Center" 3 Tune-Ups „ D , Ir Clutches * Brakes £ (D Front End Parts Replacement ^ Standard Transmission c Repairs O GM Computer Testing JO (0 All American Cars "g Datsun-Honda ^ Toyota tual production of the gas could not begin for at least two years. In any case, Anthony said, the binary nerve gas weapons would not be completely assem bled at the Pine Bluff Arsenal. He said only one component of the gas would be placed in the weapons, and the second com ponent would be combined in a battlefield situation. Hefner said he supported construction of the facilities. He said the United States should match the Soviet Union in pro duction of nerve gas whether it liked it or not. Hefner described the binary nerve gas system as “the safest way to go if we’re going to have gas.” Hefner is chairman of the Appropriation Committee’s Military Construction Subcom mittee, which has jurisdiction over nerve gas production. An thony said other members of Congress have rejected the pro gram because of misunder standings about it. Rep. Ed Bethune, R-Ark., and Sen. David Pryor, D-Ark., have led efforts to stop appro val of funds for renewed nerve gas production. Anthony said supporters of the program had agreed to de stroy two nerve gas bombs from the present stockpiles for every new binary weapon produced. He also said nerve gas produc tion was justified because the Soviet Union was continuing to produce the weapons. He said nerve gas weapons I would be an effective deterrent. I “As long as we have a chemi cal deterrent, it lowers the : threshold to use nuclear weap- 1 ons in the field,” Anthony said. What’s up RJ. A \ H W : Un: IRV ■Fum Bely S' the 1 WEDNESDAY ALCOHOL AWARENESS PROJECT:A Brown Bag Session’ will be held in 120A G. Rollie White at noon. The new Texas DWI laws will be discussed. For more in formation, contact Dennis Reardon at 845-0596. BAPTIST STUDENT UNIONrThis week is Fish Week. A Bible study and fee lunch will be held today and Fri day at noon in the BSU. Another Bible study and free lunch will be held on Thursday at 11:15 a.m. COLUMBIAN STUDENTS ORGANIZATION:,^ organizational meeting will be held at 7 p.m. in350Aof the MSC. Contact Jairo Gutierrez at 696-9199 for more information. FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETESiA meeting will be held at 8:30 p.m. in 601 Rudder Tom For more information, call Jeff Paine at 260-3462. FLORICULTURE-ORNMENTAL HORTICUL TURE CLUB:A meeting will be held at 7 p.m. in 10£ of the Plant Sciences Building. A speaker from iheDal las Botanical Garden will be there. For more informa lion, contact Monique Dubrulc at 260-2698. GERMAN CLUB:A ‘STAMMTISCH’ meeting will be held at 5:30 p.m. at the Mi. Gatti’s in Skaggs Center.Ev- L 3., eryone welcome. For more information, call Beatrice " v Souroujon at 693-6792. fg Ij,’ [j HILLEL:Those who are interested in having lunch with i e |ys Rabbi Peter Tarlow should meet in tire snack barsideof | e nd the MSC cafeteria from 1-2 p.m. For more information. Ijona call Jean at 696-7313. glne a LIBERAL ARTS STUDENT COUNCIL: Nominations oicd M are being accepted from all students through Feb. 27 for >ncst the Faulty College-level teaching awards. Contact Dean Media Lutes at 845-5143 for more information. f* nn ’ MSC AGGIE CINEMAfFoul Play’ will be shown at 7:30 p.m. in 701 Rudder Tower. Pickets are $1.50 withastu- dent ID. MSC POLITICAL FORUM:A general meeting willU held at 8:30 p.m. in 301 Rudder Tower. This meetingis open to all members and anyone else interested in join- K en j ing. Former State Legislator Joe Gibson, from Waco,will ^ an speak. Contact Kevin Brannon at 856-1144 for morein- formation. METHODIST STUDENT MOVEMENTA lunch and Bible study will be held at noon in the Wesley Founda tion (behind Pizza Hut). Bring lunch or $1 for sand wiches. Another lunch and Bible study will be held on I Thursday at 12:30 p.m. For more information,call 846-c- ^ c 4701. F “ ,,rin tow n 0 POLO CLUB: A general meeting will be held at 7 p.m. in IL m2 the auditorium of the Animal Industries Building. Avi- deo tape of the 1983 Intercollegiate Games will be shown. For more information, call Alayna Snell ai 693- 3078. PRE-VET SOCIETY:Those who are interested in at tending a tour of the animal shelter should meet al l p.m. in 109 Trigon. Bring cars. The scrub shins are» Call Bryan Turner at 260-3871 for more information. SAILING CLUB :A general meeting to introduce the new members will be held at 7 p.m. in 321 Physics. Formon Tf Xas information, call Jackie Schuster at 846-2012. STUDENT ENGINEER’S COUNCIL:‘Engineer; L,^ Week’ will be conducted through Thursday from 9:30 U - 11:30 a.m. and 1:30-5 p.m. in 224 of the RISC. visit your favorite industry. J Ways UNITED CAMPUS MINISTRYA supper with apwleath, gram and fellowship will be held at 6 p.m. in the A&M bility c Presbyterian Church. Tickets are $1. For more informa-yThe don, contact Mike Miller at 846-1221. UNIVERSITY LUTHERAN CHAPEL:A candleligM communion service will be conducted at 10 p.m. inihf Chapel. Contact Pastor Hubert Beck for more informa j lion. YOUNG CONSERVATIVES OF TEXASAn organia*^ tional meeting will be held at 8:30 p.m. in 501 Rudde IJ Tower. The film ‘Ronald Reagan’s America’ will M shown. Everyone welcome. Contact Dennis Black at 764 ; 7817 for more information. The Un But 00 Texas. hg in ltd J pm pi. gist’s P< Talk About Super Haircuts At Super Prices! OPEN SATURDAYS 10% Discount with Student I.D. on parts (Master Card & VISA Accepted) Come to JUST HAIR MAC CAMERA Parkway Square (Next to TG&Y) 693-6681 Walk-ins Welcome When Is Your Selling No Secret At All? WHEN OVER 30, I READ IT iSJ# THE BATTMJ l you’ve got somefii self . . . weVJ pet youV sage across! And o.- readership you fo/j of pn p of Museum of Fine Arts of Houston presents Edward Steichen: Enjoy an evening in Island Paradise The Conde Nast Years Chief Photographer for Vogue and Vanity Fair from 1923-1937 Included in Exhibition are Portraits of: at the Class of’87 Ball Saturday, Mareh 3 rd Greta Garbo Winston Churchhill Maurice Chevalier Sherwood Anderson H.L. Mencken Coustani Brancusi Roadtrip February 18th $5.00 sponsored by MSC Camera Club sign up at Front Desk at SPO 9:00 p. m. -1:00 a. m. MSC Ballroom Tickets are now on sale $12 per couple Music by Debonairs